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Since its inaugural vintage in 1983, the wines of Dominus Estate have been crafted in a traditional and terroir-driven style by the luminous Christian Moueix of Petrus fame. Unable to pass up the change to make what he called the Haut-Brion of Napa, Moueix came to own the legendary Napanook Vineyard through a partnership with and eventual...
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RP is right on with his notes as of 2/1997:
"with its cedary, spicy, tobacco, blackcurrant-scented nose, sweet, full-bodied flavors, high tannin, and low acidity. It is a superb Dominus."
The fruit is still there but I would drink now.

The '90 has always suffered in comparison to the '91. The last few years have not been good to this wine ? it keeps getting harder as time goes by. Green and black olive aromas with some herb and light fruit dominate the wine?s bouquet. Full on the palate but with significant structured tannins that show no signs of subsiding.

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